Expressing thanks to the Iraqi leader for his service to Iraq
during his office as the prime minister, ayatollah Khamenei said "You did a
great job during the Iraqi power transition, preventing disturbances and
helping stability. Iraq will never forget your deeds.”

Praising Maliki for his clear sense of issues in Iraq, he
said "Your trend in helping the new government of Mr. Haidar al-Abadi and
bringing unity to the various forces in Iraq is a good overtaking which has to
go on.”

For his part, Maliki expressed happiness for meeting the Iranian
Supreme Leader and said "The Islamic Republic of Iran has always offered the best
and most precious aid to the Iraqi government and nation to fight terrorists
and foreign agents.”